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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 320 | 392 | 348 | 253 | 245 | 224 | 455 | 706 | 746 | 744 | 679 | 722 | 700 | 902 | 589 | 1108 | 924 | 913 | 1004 | 1130 | 1457 | 1374 | 1513 | 1268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:46AM 1.89 | 6:19PM 2.05 | 6:44AM 1.87 | 7:19PM 2.03 | 7:46AM 1.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:44PM 0.12 | 12:03PM 0.07 | 12:44AM 0.14 | 1:03PM 0.09 | 1:44AM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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